I’ve just come back from Zonals/Circuit Trials. Our team’s competition was Hershel and um… SomeotherplacethatIcan’tremeberthenameof.  SomeotherplacethatIcan’tremeberthenameof was our first match. They were kind of difficult but we were of course BETTER! We beat them:

SomeotherplacethatIcan’tremeberthenameof   3 us 11

We got a nice time to eat the chocks that ‘Margaret’ gave us, and the energade.  This was also a very good time for the team to turn against each other. There was a lot of Drama* and Blaming going on which didn’t suit me at all. There were only 4 of them but they were putting everyone down. I’m telling you it was going to affect our gaming.

Then our dreaded match. Hershel. They wore pink and had determination in their eyes. That didn’t scare us (much). We saw their wounded (their Centre) and pounced. Although it was tough we managed (with a lot of Not-Throwing-To-So-In-So-Because-I’m-Fighting-With-Them going on) to get 3-3 by the end of the first half. I had a trouble partner TO BE HONEST! There was a lot of If-I-Could-I-Would-Punch-Your-Face-In from ‘Nandi’ and I because ‘Nandi’ was sulking about only playing half time when ‘Mrs Keller’s’ said to me that I could have these full matches. She sulked so much that in the end I had the captain, ‘Mrs Keller’s’, my whole team, and the other team (them, because they wanted to continue with the other half) pressuring me. I gave it to ‘Nandi’. I wasn’t happy. I didn’t give it to her with a pat on the back and a smile saying “Good Job! Do your Best” I went off sulkily. I had enough of ‘Sandy’ ‘Cathy’ ‘Nina’ and ‘Nandi’ and THEIR sulking and now it was my turn. I had the full right to play the full match. I was playing well, I had learnt all my partner’s strengths and weaknesses and ‘Mrs Keller’s’ had said that I could. So yes I have a tad problem with that. I am also not pleased with my team for their moaning and whining. It just put the team down.

We won the match

Hershel 4

Us 8

Injuries consisted of: Stomach pains, head pains, finger pains, chest pains and pretty much everything else

*I think they keep getting confused. Drama is on Friday’s  Zonals are on Monday.

Dear Readers

COMMENT FOR PEATES SAKE!!!! I don’t bite (what’s the cyber verison of that?). Seriously there’s nothing wrong with appreciating my works of art (just joking)!

Sincerely Your comment wanting, Dear Blank Please Blank loving Frind, Tamsyn

Well today we had P.T. and English, we had maths in the morning and…uh… OH YA we’re all going to die tomorrow. Okay Joking! Only the people who live in Fish Hoek.  Apparently there is a huge storm coming (well that’s not a lie seeing as I’m sitting here looking out the window as it’s bombarded with raindrops) and there will be the strongest winds that have ever been recorded in the Fish Hoek valley tomorrow as well as a giant wave 40 ft/10 m high (worse than Japan) all happening tomorrow. One particularly blonde girl told us (very urgently) that we must lock all our doors and windows because the winds might blow some of the papers in our house around. Yes, THAT’S why we’d lock our doors and windows. Nothing to do with all the water…

In my opinion* it’s a bunch of boohacky. Why JUST our valley? Where is this news coming from? I’ll believe it when the head of our national weather council*2 tell us that it’s true.

‘Slightly’ blonde girl who got her info from the attention seeker. Who got the info from her father. vs.  National Weather Council

Hmmmmm… This is a tough one!

So If  I suddenly stop posting for more than a week I’ve probably just forgotten and not drowned to death. Have a lovely night. 

*Oh dear…

*2 I do hope there is one of those

Permission to be confused! I was working my butt off at Netball yesterday without Tamlin ‘cos she had a dentist appointment (which got cancelled. grr ). I had felt really bad and my chest was tight so I didn’t play in the U12 vs. U11 (which we lost. Sound stupid seeing as we’re literally the unbeatable team. More of that later). I come out after being poked in the chest (not cool when your chest is so tight) and who is standing there oh-so-cool *‘Alfie’. He then subtly shouts in his loudest stage whisper YES THAT IS Tamsyn to some strange boy in grade 7. So I went over and asked what his problem was when he explained that he knew my secret. (I was truly confused. What secret?). Turns out it was the secret that ‘Dean. A’ had asked me out and that I had said yes. Well that was news to me. I was quite intrigued although totally disgusted. He then shouted that out a few times until I told him that he should go suck on something and walked home. I’m going to school now and I can’t wait to ask ‘Dean. A’ where the HECK this came from… 

*all names are changed for the blog. Cos who would seriously name their child Alfie!?!?!

I am having so much fun at school at the moment. I usually have fun at school but I’m now having EXTRA fun. There is a child who (for the sake of the blog) will be named ‘Dope’.  Tamlin has always had a suspicion that a boy, ‘Dope’, liked her. (When I say suspicion I mean: YOU-WOULD-HAVE-TO-BE-COMPLETELY-DENSE-NOT-TO-REALISE). Although Tamlin has no interest in him at all. She really thinks he’s kind of creepy. He’s a chubby, dark haired (he once looked like a ‘skunk’ when he died the top of his hair BLONE!) boy that’s in grade 5 (but he’s supposed to be in grade 6). Tamlin and ‘Dope’ go to aftercare together. ‘Dope’ asked out a (very popular) grade 6 ‘Kindle’ but she said no. He was ‘heart-broken’-Quote (from him). He then asked out another girl, ‘Rose-Mary’. She said yes and they had a lovely 2minute relationship. He then broke up with her. His excuse was that she was ‘using him’-Quote (from him AGAIN) to become popular. Question: Why the HECK would anyone (even ‘Rose-Mary’) date a grade 5 to use him. To get popular of ALL things. That very afternoon (at aftercare) he asked Tamlin out (ROTFLMAO*) Tamlin proceeded to tell him (very politely) that her parents didn’t like her dating and that she would of course have to ask them. She carried on by telling him that she doesn’t have Mixit. She believed that this would surely put off ‘Dope’. ‘Dope’ continued to subtly (NOT) flirt with Tamlin. He then told her that she HAD to ask her parents. Me, being the annoying Best Friend (which is a role that I have perfected) kept sending subtle hints to him (and I haven’t really talked to him. Skilled right?) much to Tamlin’s dismay(ROTFLMAO! Again). We then went to watch The Biggest Rugby Match Of The Season against W.P. Prep. Who, of all people, was playing right there as Some-Sort-Of-Rugby-Position? ‘Dope’. I think he accidentally scored a try. Tamlin, trying not to be seen, was enjoying herself with me. When by the end of the match*1 ‘Dope’ came over.

(ROTFLMAO!) He kept saying the stupidest things EVER! Well we now have an understanding. Yes, we both hate each other.  Tamlin’s turn to (ROTFLHAO*2). We were walking back to the Aftercare when he pulled this exact line

“You know, I scored that try for you”

BLAGHHHHH!!!!!!

I had a good, bring-your-own-bucket session. He is disturbing but I got my pay back (from him calling me and idiot) by saying

“Hey, Tamlin. I get a goodbye hug right?” Hugging me “Good. I know who isn’t though!”

I think this will be a fun term…

*Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Anus Off (see no dodgy-ness).

*1 We lost badly. But it’s okay they’re used to it. Hee hee

*2 Roll On The Floor Laughing Her Anus Off (it still counts right?)

I have met my soul mate. It all happened yesterday when my uncle arrived with him. Kevin my cousin is the cutest boy EVER! He is very competitive and will cheat at snakes and ladders to win. He also creates new rules to the game and everything. It’s really difficult to keep up. And when you do he’ll go “no that’s not the way it goes”. And he’s VERY persistent. These are all traits passed along through the Hubbard jeans. Although I’m not sure this will work out. 1^st) it would be quite a long-distance relationship (seeing as how he lives in Jo-berg) 2^nd) He’s 4.

And there is one more thing. This was not fun. Thanks to ‘granny’ Jessica and I had to bath Kevin. Not. Cool.

The Grump is a monstrous beast. The Grump is quite tallish, curly blonde hair and blue eyes. If you get too close to The Grump while she’s on a rampage you my never live again. To deal with The Grump: First agree with her fully until she wants you to shout back. This will work until she gets into what we call “The Grumpness” which is where if you agree she’s angry and if you don’t she will still be angry. You will not win!

If you come across The Grump while she is: Hungry, Thirsty, Tired and not getting her phone upgrade try to run while you still have a head because if she gets her hands on you she will bite your head off. We don’t know anyone who successfully lived through an attack. They have all either been scarred for life or just scarred…

BEWARE

OF

THE GRUMP

I went back to school only to find my ‘personal space’ invaded! Not cool 😐

But not only invaded but in my seat. All of this happened because of a girl’s stupidity (that was supposed to be stubbornness but stupidity works just as well). A girl wanted to be by her friend but she also wanted to be in a single desk. So with one person in between them (Tamlin my best friend) which is a good length to ‘fool’ a teacher. Another girl wanted to be by herself and had ‘booked’ the seat. So she was really making a cow of it all. I was innocent and in my spot (this happened before I left). Tamlin and I are smart enough to realise that we shouldn’t be next to each other and that this was a good arrangement because we can signal each other and still concentrate. Mrs Gerstner didn’t want the girl (the one with the fool proof plan) to be so close to her friend but couldn’t find a spot where she’d be okay. She then had to move another girl (the most ‘popular’ to be accurate) next to me. This was also Not cool :|. It was okay I was still close enough to Tamlin to be okay. Mrs Gerstner was happy, the girl (one with the plan) was in the right spot, ‘popular’ girl was lucky enough to be next to me (kidding) and I was going to last. That’s until she came and told me she’s left handed so she needed to be on the other side (MY side) so I politely gave up my position and let it be. I was on the verge of losing my sanity after I cleared all my things into one small (very small) pile and she said

“I don’t really have much space do you think we could move these books?” 

I took 7 deep breaths until I said why of course! I then made a good plan. I didn’t want any of this on the day that I left for America. I have now dealt with her for so long. She’s very nice and there isn’t any cattishness between us but boy it’s frustrating when you try to pick up your pencil and you get flashed from her unbelievably short skirt or when she won’t stop talking when we have to do work. UGH!

It may come as a shock to people (or not if they know me well) I am actually looking forward to school. I loved my holiday. It was perfect. I spent it in a huge continent that is well known for being huge and then came back and spent the remainder of the holiday in the theatre if not helping around the set helping back stage and if not helping back stage just watching the play.

The Haunted Through Lounge and Recessed Dining Nook At Farndale Castle

Which is being directed by my stepmother Miranda and stage managed by my father, which is the best because it means that I spent even more time at the mask theatre. One of my favourite places.

I then went to see the last Harry Potter with my best friend (Tamlin) and then slept over at her house and then went to a renewal of the vowels with Wouter’s (my stepdad) brother and his new wife and that was beautiful and all in all this holiday was funky but I still can’t wait to see the rest of my friends and go back to school. Although I still haven’t come to terms with my new neighbour.

I’M HOME!!!! Don’t get me wrong I loved every moment of America (except when Jessica was grumpy) but it is so good to be home where the coke tastes right and the food isn’t all deep fried and (this is the best part) the toilets aren’t filled to the top with water and they don’t self flush and everything. And the adds aren’t creepy like this one that we saw on T.V.  Have you ever been sexualy abused and then sold as a sex slave and escaped call now! Oh sure all the time! Every Tuesday. JUST PLAIN CREEPY It’s good to be home and I missed everyone here.